Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy
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The Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy is an existential and humanistic therapeutic movement centered on logotherapy, emphasizing the human search for meaning as the primary motivational force in life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy canonical | 2 |
| Viennese School of Psychotherapy | 1 |
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Target entity: Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy Context triple: [Viktor Frankl, founded, Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy]
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Client-Centered Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.
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Otto Rank
Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst and close collaborator of Sigmund Freud who became known for his innovative theories on creativity, the will, and the psychological impact of birth trauma.
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Western Behavioral Sciences Institute
Western Behavioral Sciences Institute was an innovative research and training center in La Jolla, California, known for pioneering work in humanistic psychology, organizational development, and interdisciplinary social science.
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Vienna Circle
The Vienna Circle was an influential early 20th-century group of philosophers and scientists in Vienna who promoted a scientifically grounded, anti-metaphysical approach to philosophy that became known as logical positivism.
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Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy Target entity description: The Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy is an existential and humanistic therapeutic movement centered on logotherapy, emphasizing the human search for meaning as the primary motivational force in life.
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A.
Client-Centered Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.
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B.
Otto Rank
Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst and close collaborator of Sigmund Freud who became known for his innovative theories on creativity, the will, and the psychological impact of birth trauma.
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C.
Western Behavioral Sciences Institute
Western Behavioral Sciences Institute was an innovative research and training center in La Jolla, California, known for pioneering work in humanistic psychology, organizational development, and interdisciplinary social science.
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D.
Vienna Circle
The Vienna Circle was an influential early 20th-century group of philosophers and scientists in Vienna who promoted a scientifically grounded, anti-metaphysical approach to philosophy that became known as logical positivism.
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E.
Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existential psychotherapy approach
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psychological movement ⓘ school of psychotherapy ⓘ |
| addresses |
existential vacuum
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loss of meaning ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
clinical psychotherapy
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counseling ⓘ palliative care ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Viktor Frankl
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logotherapy practitioners ⓘ |
| basedOn | logotherapy ⓘ |
| cityOfOrigin | Vienna ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Vienna Psychoanalytic Society
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surface form:
First Viennese School of Psychotherapy
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology ⓘ
surface form:
Second Viennese School of Psychotherapy
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| coreConcept |
existential meaning
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freedom of will ⓘ logotherapy ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom |
drive-centered psychoanalysis
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power-centered individual psychology ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human search for meaning
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meaning as primary motivational force in life ⓘ |
| field |
existential psychology
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humanistic psychology ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | will to meaning ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Viktor Frankl ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalOrientation |
existentialism
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humanism ⓘ |
| historicalPosition | follows psychoanalysis and individual psychology in Vienna ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Viktor Frankl's Holocaust experience
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existential philosophy ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| keyText | Man's Search for Meaning ⓘ |
| originatedInContextOf | post-World War II Vienna ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Vienna Psychoanalytic Society
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surface form:
First Viennese School of Psychotherapy
The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology ⓘ
surface form:
Second Viennese School of Psychotherapy
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| recognizes | spiritual dimension of human existence ⓘ |
| therapeuticGoal |
help clients discover meaning in life
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support clients in assuming responsibility ⓘ |
| therapeuticMethod |
Socratic method
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surface form:
Socratic dialogue
attitude modification ⓘ dereflection ⓘ paradoxical intention ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| viewsHumanBeingAs |
free and responsible
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meaning-oriented ⓘ |
| viewsSufferingAs | potential source of meaning ⓘ |
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